The Great Egg Caper

Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue, Episode 27

Original Airdate: 11-3-2000

Last Time: Joel and Chad got "Mega Battles" which were stupid-looking pieces of armor with ridiculously weaponry the likes of which were so awful that they can only have been an American invention. Viva la estados unidos!

Today's episode is called "The Great Egg Caper," and that may be the worst episode title in Power Rangers history. At the ziggurat o' sociopathy, Diabolico finds Olympius holding an egg and makes fun of him, even after Olympius explains that the egg is definitely going to grow into a monster that will take the Rangers upwards of thirty seconds to destroy. Vypra comes into to remind us that she can't act. Olympius gives the egg to Jinxer for safekeeping. Credits!

Kelsey rollerblades into town and sees a guy shoplift fruit. Kelsey, narc that she is, immediately chases after him. A less-than-thrilling skateboard v. rollerblade chase occurs until the thief manages to get on the back of a truck and gets away. Kelsey tries to pursue him further, but the thief slows her down by throwing the apples he stole in her way. He then hides in some trees at the park and sees Jinxer and some Batlings moving the egg around Mariner Bay in broad daylight. The thief makes too much noise and is captured by the Batlings, but swiftly rescued by Kelsey and the other Rangers.

During the ensuing fracas, the thief manages to steal the egg, which causes Jinxer to retreat. Elsewhere, the thief ponders the egg, despite not knowing what it is. Back at this base, Jinxer decides to summon a bird monster that comes complete with Looney Toon visual effects and Snagglepuss' voice. I think Jinxer may want to try again.

In the apparently Japanese-only department store, some Batlings steal some eggs for the bird monster, who quickly realizes how utterly moronic that plan is. The Rangers show up and trick the monster into explaining what the egg actually is via reverse psychology. Just then, a flight of fliers rain down on the Rangers and the monster. It's a message from the thief, who is holding the egg hostage for $20,000. Kelsey catches sight of the thief, who actually came to the department store to pass out his ransom note. He's not a very good criminal.

The Rangers give chase and catch him, but the thief manages to escape by tricking Kelsey into opening a container he had booby-trapped with foam snakes. The Rangers decide to go with plan B, which involves putting on disguises and waiting around at the designated meeting point. Carter is a businessman! Dana is some sort of alternative rocker! Chad is a fisherman with a fake mustache! Kelsey is an old woman! Joel is....also an old woman! Um...is there any good reason for Joel to dress up as a woman other than because the writers thought it was mildly amusing? No? Okay, then.

Meanwhile, some Batlings have arrived dressed as men in suits and fedoras. I should point out that the meeting place is the beach, so, they are kind of conspicuous. Okay, neither side is competent at any sort of espionage. Good to know. The thief decides to use a remote control helicopter and a bucket tied to a jet ski to escape with the real egg and the money. Kelsey and some Batlings give chase as the other Rangers fight the bird monster. Kelsey saves the thief, who still wants to keep the money. Kelsey admonishes the thief and heads off the help the other Rangers.

The Rangers fight the bird monster for a while, and then the thief manages to distract the monster with the egg just long enough for the Rangers to kill him. The monster grows and the Rangers call on the Supertrain and it takes them a bit longer than usual, but they kill the monster nonetheless.

Later, Olympius is pissed that Jinxer managed to get the egg destroyed. Back in Mariner Bay, it turns out that the thief was stealing so that he could feed the homeless, but he's decided that crime doesn't pay and has become a stockboy at the local fruit stand. Wow, that's a grim fate for any man. Show Over!

Next Time: Chad gets a girlfriend and she's almost half-human!